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Chord & Fret

F#add9 — major added ninth

Also written Gbadd9 — the same chord, spelled the other way.

Notes in F#add9: F# – A# – C# – G#Formula: 1 – 3 – 5 – 9

In the formula, the numbers count steps of the major scale starting from the note that names the chord; "b" lowers a half step, "#" raises one — and a slash names the bass note.

The add9 adds the ninth to the major triad without including the seventh. It is one of the best ways to enrich a chord without raising the tension too much.

The same chord on all four instruments

F#add9, x x 4 3 2 4F#add93214××F#A#C#G#
Guitar
F#add9, x x 4 3 2 4F#add93214××F#A#C#G#
Electric guitar
F#add9, 6 6 7 8F#add961123G#C#F#A#
Cavaquinho
F#add9, 1 1 2 1F#add91243G#C#F#A#
Ukulele

Where to use it: Pop, country, worship, MPB and romantic sertanejo.

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Part of the Added-tone family.

Other chords in this family

F#m(add9)

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